Thumbpicking disco octaves from playbassnow.com

Still the disco beat, but now with thumbpicking and hammerons

Sounds good with double octaves - well, root and octave played simultaneously

Still the cheap SX shortscale bass with chorus added - a bit of Neil Jason vibe in this bass line.
See a downloadable higher quality video on http://playbassnow.com

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[Bassikmusic]

Love it , and a cool red bass too. My favorite !

Regards

Neil Jason

[MarloweDK]

I am so honored and wish i could frame this comment:-) By th eway , its my red Fender that is my "Neil Jason signature bass" :-D

[Jmdavis]

Is it necessary to use your thumb in this exercise? I've been playing it without it and it seems fine, or is it just personal preference? I realize that not using my thumb could be to my detriment, but until I'm more proficient at thumbing that E string, it seems that my index finger is more capable of performing that task.

[MarloweDK]

Not at all, but i got the musical idea from using the thumbpicking style - sometimes i get an idea when slapping and end up using finger picking instead

[Nicklo77]

Dear Marlowe,

You are priceless man!!

Question:

You commonly octaves and plucking etc. with your left hand Pinky. Where I would tend to use my Ring finger. ... Is your way Better??

Thanks,

NickLo CT.

[MarloweDK]

pinky in low positions, ring in higher positions. If you dont use all fingers you wont be able to reach that far on the fretboard

[20AceofBass11]

Wow Marlowe. Maybe you should travel more often? Seems that the rain is giving you even more funk. Which I didnt think was humanly possible.

[don7ify]

wow good good good good

[don7ify]

good marlowe

[RIDGEBACK890]

any chance or some more disco style groves..pleaseeeeee...rutger gunnarsson being one of my favorite bass players as much as i copy i just cant get the feel right..any tips ?????

[LeszoLBK]

Hi Marlowe ! Is it possible to play octaves with this technique on E and D string (instead A and G like in this video)? I can't manage to mute A string in this case...

[richie1303]

mate you are sick, i really hope you are making the best of your ability :) i also think youve encouraged me to fix up my peavey too

[tornmask]

SX Basses RuLz ! ! !

[FSPB123]

lol take a picture of it, take it to a camera store have them blow it up for you buy a frame and hang it on your wall.

[Jmdavis]

Well, I just randomly started playing it with my my index, middle, and ring fingers because I found that easier.

To each his own I guess. Heh, maybe I should finally figure out what's keeping me from properly double thumping.